All articles by Matthew Chapman – Page 42
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NewsFenwick hires former Tesco exec Christine Cross to bolster board
Department store chain Fenwick has hired former Tesco executive Christine Cross as a non-executive director as it bolsters its board.
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NewsMulberry taps up new creative director to reverse embattled brand's fortunes
Mulberry is tapping up a designer from French fashion house Céline as its new creative director, as it seeks to turnaround the business.
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NewsFootfall drops 0.9% in September as warm weather disrupts the fashion sector
Footfall in September fell 0.9% as warm weather hit fashion sales and shopping centres recorded the biggest decline for a year, according to BRC/Springboard data.
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NewsTesco investigation into accounting scandal to reveal evidence of cover-up
Tesco’s investigation into the overstating of its profits by £250m has allegedly found evidence of a cover-up as executives struggled to meet commercial targets.
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NewsMade.com secures £5m from Silicon Valley Bank to accelerate growth
Made.com has secured £5m of financing from Silicon Valley Bank to help it expand in its UK and international markets.
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NewsFoyles sales surge 15.4% as Super Thursday gains traction with public
Foyles has recorded a sales boost from the hype created around last week’s Super Thursday event, the day publishers launched 315 books.
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AnalysisHow artificial intelligence can be used in point-of-sale displays
Artificial intelligence is being experimented with in point-of-sale displays by a team from Queen Mary University and a digital agency.
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NewsWickes sales jump in third quarter as transformation plan kicks in
Travis Perkins’ consumer arm, largely comprising of Wickes, increased like-for-like sales by 6.4% as its transformation plan kicks in.
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NewsGame seeks to broaden product range by opening marketplace
Game will launch a marketplace in the first quarter of next year as it seeks to offer customers a wider range under the Game brand.
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NewsJohn Lewis, House of Fraser and Harrods eye Edinburgh Airport site
John Lewis, Harrods, House of Fraser and Harvey Nichols are understood to have held discussions about opening at Edinburgh Airport.
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NewsSainsbury's to feature WW1 Christmas Day football match in festive campaign
Sainsbury’s will feature the football match that took place between the British and German forces on Christmas Day for this year’s campaign.
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NewsAsda to run augmented reality monster hunt for Halloween
Asda will use an augmented reality app to bring to life an in-store monster hunt it is running this Halloween.
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NewsPaperchase boss Timothy Melgund plans to retain stake in business after sale
Paperchase chief executive Timothy Melgund plans to retain a stake in the retailer as the company’s private equity owner gears up for a sale.
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NewsAmazon launches same-day delivery service at 500 locations
Amazon has partnered newspaper and magazine wholesaler Smiths News to launch a same-day pick-up service at 500 newsagents and convenience stores.
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NewsWaitrose to launch Hiku home scanner as part of new incubator programme
Waitrose’s Hot Ideas incubator programme will trial retail innovations and the first product to market will be a home scanning device called Hiku.
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NewsHalloween to provide £240m boost to retailers this year, says Mintel
Retailers are expected to benefit from £240m worth of Halloween-related sales this year, according to forecasts from Mintel.
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NewsCarpetright launches strategic review to target John Lewis customers
Carpetright is launching a strategic review around range, value and customer service as it seeks to target John Lewis customers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: September Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
Like-for-like sales in September decreased by 2.1% in the weakest performance since December 2008 as weather played havoc with demand.
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NewsGoogle expands delivery service and introduces Amazon Prime-style fee
Google has rebranded and expanded its same-day delivery service and launched an Amazon Prime-style membership fee for it.
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NewsMulberry issues another profit warning as first-half revenues dive
Mulberry has issued a profit warning after a plunge in revenues in the face of “continuing headwinds affecting the luxury sector”.